High School Sports

The Lady Panthers soccer team notched their first win of the season, but were unable to repeat that success in the All ‘A’ regional tournament.

Carroll County traveled to Louisville Wednesday, Sept. 3, to take on Southern High School and returned home with a 3-0 victory. Ashton Marksberry, Kelsey Wallace and Marcela Martinez each scored for the Lady Panthers.

The Carroll County Panthers golf team won the regional All ‘A’ tournament Aug. 28, at Cardinal Hills Golf Course in Trimble County and will compete in the state tournament Saturday, Sept. 6, at Eagle’s Nest Golf Course in Somerset on Saturday. Carroll County High School will hold a pep rally Thursday at 2:30 p.m. to honor the team.

It was a tense and exciting atmosphere at Panther Field Aug. 28, as the Panthers soccer team took on visiting Collins High School. Down 2-1, with time running out, sophomore Guillermo Cruz scored the tying goal off a rebound in front of the goal with about two minutes left. Unfortunately for the Panthers, the elation would not last, as the Titans’ Alberto Bautista scored the winning goal, 3-2.

“It was a great, great team effort tonight,” head coach Ben Crutcher said. “The boys played really well, especially being down two starters.”

The Carroll County Lady Panthers golf team participated in the All ‘A’ tournament Aug. 28, at Cardinal Hills Golf Course in Trimble County, placing fourth.

Freshman Ciara Hamilton led the team, shooting a 102. Senior Jadyn Bailey, 112, and junior Natalie Bennett, 113, competed for second and third place on the team. Eighth grader Amelia Napier shot a 136 in her first career 18-hole tournament, while sophomore Taylor Napier shot a 140.

While it does not show on the scoreboard, the Lady Panthers soccer team is showing improvement. Carroll County met a formidable opponent Aug. 27, in the Grant County Lady Braves and lost 11-1.

“Very proud of the girls for the simple fact that while the scores have not been great they, as a team, have really kept their composure and their attitudes are really in check,” head coach Greg Damron said. “They’re really positive. Even though we got beat by 10, they didn’t get down on themselves.”

The Collins Lady Titans jumped out early on the Lady Panthers in both games, winning the match Aug. 27, 25-13, 25-19.

“Tonight, my team lacked drive. Our covering was not where it needed to be because they had a really good outside hitter, [senior Michaela Staudemire,]” head coach Lynn Eaglin said. “I believe she got six kills per game on us, and we just weren’t in our spots.”

Collins took off in game one with a 6-0 lead, and the Lady Panthers were not able to catch up.

Carroll County volleyball traveled to Eminence Aug. 28, and returned home with a 3-0 district win. The Lady Panthers won 25-19, 25-13, 25-21.
Kelly Layton led the team with 10 kills, followed by Karly Prosser with six.
Stevie Ogburn led the team in serving, hitting 14-14 with four aces. Abby Miracle also had four aces and 23 set assists. Prosser and Allie Simmons also served three aces.

Carroll County committed six turnovers – five fumbles and a backward pass picked up by Henry County – in its 48-13 road loss Friday, Aug. 29.

“We can’t win with six turnovers,” head coach Mike Weedman said Tuesday.

Big plays also kept the Panthers out of the game, as the Wildcats converted on numerous third downs to keep the drive alive. Weedman said they ran a lot of sweep plays around the edges, something the Panthers need to improve on defending moving forward.

The Panthers golf team finished 12th out of 17 teams in the fourth annual Bulldog Classic Saturday, hosted by John Hardin High School. Head coach Josh Mefford said it was the team’s first tournament of the season, and they were nervous about playing bigger schools. The conditions also were bad, with the weather very hot and the course wet.

Levi Stephenson led the Panthers, shooting an 84. Justin Ray shot a 91, followed by Clint Burgess and Chase Hartman with 97 and Blake Belcher with 98.

The Lady Panthers soccer team lost their season opener Saturday at Villa Madonna, 8-0. “While our first game doesn’t look great in the score book, it did present us with what we need to work on and where we currently are and where we want to be,” head coach Greg Damron said. “I am proud of the girls for sticking with it and not giving up. We will take what we learned and use it to make us better for the next.”